Throughout her pregnancy, she had eaten well, and the baby weighed six pounds and six ounces.
Assisted to the ward, and after getting settled, Cao Dali started to get busy.
Zhang Lanhua knew what her aunt meant.
She shook her head, "No."
Cao Dali came back with hot water, and Mrs. Zhao asked him to help Zhang Lanhua wash up and change clothes.
Now that the postpartum confinement had begun, she couldn’t be exposed to drafts, but she couldn’t avoid wiping off the sweat that covered her.
After attending to Zhang Lanhua, he made sure she wore a postpartum hat, socks, and shoes.
Zhang Lanhua had consulted Yun Xiaoxiao, a woman who had already been through childbirth, before giving birth.
Postpartum hat, socks, formula, diapers, two bottles, feminine sanitary pads for lochia disposal, as well as some clothes and other items.
"Auntie, it’s still early. Why don’t you take a nap?" Their ward was temporarily occupied only by a few of them, and there were more beds next door.
Mrs. Zhao, though older and less inclined to sleep much, felt somewhat tired after waiting in the hospital for so long.
"Wife, you should sleep too. I’ll watch over you all."
Zhang Lanhua was still somewhat exhausted. She had been in pain for so long and had finally given birth to her daughter.
The child was now sleeping as well, not making any fuss.
But just as Cao Dali was relieved that his daughter wasn’t crying or fussing, he heard her start to cry. He quickly took the cold water from the bottle, tested it on the back of his hand, felt it wasn’t too hot, and hurriedly fed it to his daughter.
The child immediately started sucking on the bottle.
Zhang Lanhua watched her daughter suckle the bottle, struggling to keep her eyes open.
"You sleep; I’ll watch. It’s starting to get light out. It’s almost five."
They would definitely come to the hospital.
In a while, he would go to the market to buy a chicken and ask Grandma Fang to help stew it.
Zhang Lanhua wasn’t hungry, just tired.
"I’ll sleep for a while."
She really couldn’t handle the fatigue anymore.
Mrs. Zhao too dozed off for a while. When she woke up, Cao Dali whispered to her and quickly ran out.
She quickly cooled some water again, to add a bit of hot water and formula later, ready to prepare formula for the newborn.
Hearing a coughing sound, knowing the child was about to cry, she quickly went over to see if the diaper needed changing.
Unexpectedly, the child had pooped. Using a diaper to wipe the little bottom, she changed a new diaper and hurriedly mixed the formula.
Picking the baby up, she fed her the formula.
Despite being born just a few hours ago, after previously feeding her water, she could finally drink some formula, gulping it down, her eyes still closed.
After finishing the small bottle of milk, she gently placed the baby beside her mother.
"Auntie..." Zhang Lanhua woke up, feeling a bit engorged.
"Do you need to use the bathroom or are you hungry?"
Zhang Lanhua was a bit embarrassed, "To use the bathroom."
But after they left, there was only the child left in the ward.
"Wait a moment, I’ll call a nurse for help, otherwise if I support you, only the child will be left here, and there are many people in this hospital...."
Zhang Lanhua also nodded; she had forgotten about that. She had heard stories of babies being switched before.
Mrs. Zhao moved quickly, going out to call a nurse for help.
She helped Zhang Lanhua to the bathroom.
Having just given birth, walking felt extremely painful, and squatting was almost unbearable.
But there was no choice.
After going out and returning, Zhang Lanhua felt as if she had rolled in water again.
"Let’s wash up with warm water; it’s normal to be in pain down there as there are some tears. Plus, there’s lochia to be expelled."